Although Xbox chief Asha Sharma didn't say "layoffs" in her recent memo to staff, the message's tone certainly gives off the feeling that they're coming. Sources recently...
I mean, if only there were a way to make the hardware dirt cheap, use only a little bit of RAM and storage (so it’s not that affected by current proces) and just stream the content for a little monthly fee…
Microsoft offers cloud PCs, NVidia offers GeForceNow game streaming - and in this scenario MS could also offer the presumed Xbox streaming on those cloud PCs.
Hardware is getting more and more costly, thinclients + CloudPCs could be a side effect of all those price spikes.
You may be still laughing at the moment. Wait and see.
I don’t know whether one should be laughing or not, but PC gaming will likely always retain a solid core of players that don’t align with mainstream trends.
I mean, if only there were a way to make the hardware dirt cheap, use only a little bit of RAM and storage (so it’s not that affected by current proces) and just stream the content for a little monthly fee…
Microsoft offers cloud PCs, NVidia offers GeForceNow game streaming - and in this scenario MS could also offer the presumed Xbox streaming on those cloud PCs.
Hardware is getting more and more costly, thinclients + CloudPCs could be a side effect of all those price spikes.
You may be still laughing at the moment. Wait and see.
I don’t know whether one should be laughing or not, but PC gaming will likely always retain a solid core of players that don’t align with mainstream trends.